Author: Alessandro Damiani
Date: 17:59:38 02/13/00
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On February 13, 2000 at 20:27:59, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On February 13, 2000 at 18:51:42, Tom Kerrigan wrote: > >>On February 13, 2000 at 16:32:45, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>>On February 13, 2000 at 16:09:56, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >>> >>>>On February 13, 2000 at 10:51:47, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>> >>>>>He asked the question. I gave him an accurate answer. If that "isn't helpful" >>>>>then that is life. Otherwise his question just 'hangs' there until the filter >>>>>removes it with no answers, because there is "no answer". >>>> >>>>Read his post again. His question is quite obviously "which board representation >>>>do you use and what NPS do you get?" >>>> >>>>In no way did you give him an accurate answer to either question. >>>> >>>>-Tom >>> >>> >>>Perhaps because the answer is meaningless? IE why not ask how many lines >>>of code in the program, or how many comments. I didn't notice any great >>>answer in your post either? >>> >>>I think NPS is worthless to compare programs. Because fast nodes and slow >>>nodes aren't 1:1 equivalent... And I said that. It _was_ an answer. Just >>>maybe not the one he wanted. >> >>First you say that you answered the question. Now you say you didn't, because >>the answer is meaningless. Which is it? >> >>How do you know that Jose wants to compare programs based on NPS counts? Where >>does he say this? >> >>I answered Jose's questions. Why can't you just do the same? >> >>-Tom > > >He can answer for me if he wants... he can run crafty on any machine he >chooses to get the nps. > >I did answer the question. The answer is "there is no useful answer to the >question." Seems you didn't get that. I figured he wants to compare NPS >counts, otherwise he wouldn't have asked for NPS figures. What else would >you do with those numbers? Use 'em on a lottery ticket? :-))
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